Single-Cell Transcriptome and Pigment Biochemistry Analysis Reveals the Potential for the High Nutritional and Medicinal Value of Purple Sea Cucumbers

Single-Cell Transcriptome and Pigment Biochemistry Analysis Reveals the Potential for the High Nutritional and Medicinal Value of Purple Sea Cucumbers

The sea cucumber <i>Apostichopus japonicus</i> has important nutritional and medicinal value. Unfortunately, we know little of the source of active chemicals in this animal, but the plentiful pigments of these animals are thought to function in intriguing ways for translation into clinic...

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Main Authors: Lili Xing, Lingyu Wang, Shilin Liu, Lina Sun, Gary M. Wessel, Hongsheng Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
single-cell RNA-seq
pigmentation
sea cucumber
melanin
quinone pigments
nutritional and medicinal value
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/15/12213

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